Palmecentret arbetar i Olof Palmes anda för demokrati, mänskliga rättigheter och fred. Vi är den svenska arbetarrörelsens samarbetsorganisation för internationell solidaritet och opinionsbildning. Vi är en progressiv, varm och dynamisk arbetsplats som ger utrymme till stor autonomi i utförandet av arbetsuppgifter. Vi erbjuder goda möjlighet att vara med i arbetet med att påverka samhällsutvecklingen i Sverige och i våra samarbetsländer tillsammans med den svenska arbetarrörelsen och våra partners. Vårt huvudkontor ligger centralt beläget på Sveavägen 68 och tillsammans med våra 26 medlemsorganisationer bedriver vi varje år cirka 200 projekt i omkring 30 länder.
Vårterminen 2026: Palmecentret söker praktikanter till avdelningen för Policy och påverkan
Avdelningens uppdrag är att utveckla, samordna och implementera Palmecentrets policy-, kommunikations- och insamlingsarbete så att svensk arbetarrörelse tillsammans når ut, påverkar och modigt engagerar sig för internationell solidaritet och rättvisa i Olof Palmes anda.
Arbetarrörelsens idéer och värderingar inom demokrati, mänskliga rättigheter, social rättvisa, rättvis omställning och fred ska hållas högt på den politiska dagordningen i Sverige och utomlands.
Vi utvecklar våra strategier, metoder och kunskaper inom prioriterade policyområden.
Vi planerar, genomför och följer upp extern kommunikation, påverkansarbete och insamlingsaktiviteter.
Vi stöttar våra medlemsorganisationers internationella verksamhet att driva, finansiera och informera om gemensamma internationella projekt och aktiviteter.
Kvalifikationer:
Du ska ha praktik som en del av dina högskolestudier där en termins praktik ingår.
Ha stort intresse för internationella frågor, politik och kommunikation.
Gilla att formulera och kommunicera politiska ställningstaganden. Ha god språkkänsla.
Vana av/intresse för kommunikation via sociala medier och webb.
God förmåga att kommunicera i tal och skrift på både svenska och engelska.
Skicka din ansökan snarast, dock senast 16 november. Skicka ansökan (CV och personligt brev) till thomas.carlhed@palmecenter.se . Brevet ska vara författat på engelska.
Vi granskar ansökningar löpande och kan komma till att erbjuda praktikplats innan deadline.
För mer information kontakta Thomas Carlhed, avdelningschef, 0720 83 99 52.
Välkommen med din ansökan!
Terms of reference – Developing our online course ”Popular education and effective learning for social transformation”
Purpose of the assignment
The Palme Center seeks to engage a consultant/consulting team to design and develop an online course titled “Popular education and effective learning for social transformation” on our Moodle platform (online learning platform). The purpose of this assignment is to transform an existing in-person training concept into a high-quality, interactive, and learner-centred e-learning course that can be used by the Palme Center and its partners globally.
Background
Olof Palmes Internationella Center (Palme Center) is the Swedish labour movement’s organisation for international solidarity and development cooperation. We work together with more than 160 partner organisations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa to promote democracy, human rights, peace, equality, workers’ rights, and a just transition. Our work is mainly funded by the Swedish Agency for Development Cooperation, Sida, and through contributions from Swedish member organisations to the Palme Center as well as other donors including the EU.
The Palme Center’s strategic approach is rooted in partnership, popular education, and strengthening civil society actors and progressive political parties to achieve sustainable development and progressive change.
Learning is therefore central to our work, both internally and in collaboration with partners.
The “Effective Learning” training was originally developed with support from Sida as a two-day, in-person workshop to strengthen partners’ capacities in planning and delivering impactful trainings. Building on frameworks such as Bloom’s taxonomy, the ABC formula, and the AAA model, the training helps participants:
Formulate measurable learning objectives.
Choose participatory methods that activate learners.
Assess whether learning outcomes have been achieved.
Design trainings that lead to actions in the real world.
Meanwhile, popular education is a key method in the Swedish labour movement tradition and in the Palme Center’s programmes. It builds on people’s own experiences, promotes collective learning, and links knowledge to action for social transformation. Several of our international partners use popular education to empower target groups such as informal workers. And some of our partners like the International Federation of Workers’ Education Associations, IFWEA, are experts in the method, as is our Swedish member organisation ABF (Workers’ Educational Association). We want to draw on this experience to build other partners’ capacity to conduct popular education.
The Palme Center now seeks to merge these two tracks: Effective Learning and Popular education, into one course. The course should be adapted to an online format using Moodle. The course should be possible to take entirely online but we also want the option of conducting the training IRL and complementing it with some of the online tools on Moodle.
In other words, the course should go beyond replication of the original Effective Learning workshop; it should include the values and methods of popular education. We would like to maximise interactivity, ensure accessibility, and make the training relevant from a Global South perspective.
The assignment
The consultant/consulting team will be responsible for:
Designing and developing the online and blended course “Popular education and effective Learning for social transformation” in close cooperation with Palme Center staff, selected member organisations and selected partners.
Adapting course content on Effective Learning by integrating Popular Education principles rooted in class analysis, political struggle, and social transformation with modern learning science and frameworks (e.g., Bloom’s taxonomy, ABC formula, AAA model) to create interactive, learner-centred online modules.
Ensuring that the course shows how training can build collective knowledge, critical awareness, and agency for social change, not only individual learning.
Reflects the Palme Center’s values (see background) and integrates the perspectives gender equality and conflict sensitivity.
Incorporating Global South pedagogical perspectives and input and examples from our partner organisations to make the course contextually relevant.
Is easy to navigate on Moodle, engaging, and adaptable to different partner needs.
Ensuring accessibility and usability across different devices, internet bandwidths and languages.
Conducting an introduction session for Palme Center staff.
Running a pilot/test with selected partner organisations and refining the course based on feedback.
Serves both as a stand-alone online training and as a basis for blended learning where the online course is used as a complement to IRL workshops.
Key questions the assignment should address:
How can the content be adaptable to diverse learning contexts?
What methods and tools can ensure interactivity, collective reflection, and engagement online?
How can the course be structured to allow for both self-paced learning and blended delivery with facilitators, either online or IRL? How can the training support partners in linking learning to social transformation and collective action?
Methodology
The assignment will begin with a dialogue between the Palme Center and the consultant to agree on detailed methodology, course design, and timeframe.
Consultations/interviews: with Palme Center staff, selected Swedish member organisations and selected partners to capture expectations and contextual needs.
Participatory co-design workshops: short sessions with partners and staff to validate course structure and ensure popular education principles are embedded.
Course development in Moodle: modular design with at least three different kinds of interactive elements (quizzes, discussion forums, case studies, collective reflection exercises, video, roleplay simulations, etc.).
Pilot/testing: with a small group of partners, member organisations and Palme Center staff.
Refinement: incorporating feedback before finalisation.
Timeframe and duration
Deadline for submitting tenders: 31 October 2025
Assignment start: early November 2025
Inception note: within two weeks of assignment start (by mid-November 2025)
Draft Moodle course uploaded and presented to Palme Center staff: by mid-December 2025
Staff introduction and internal test session: by mid-December 2025
Pilot/test run with selected partners: first half of January 2026
Finalised Moodle course delivered: no later than 30 January 2026
Estimated duration: approximately 12 weeks, including development, testing, and refinements.
Deliverables
The consultant shall provide:
Inception report (max 5 pages) with methodology, work plan, and course outline, submitted within two weeks of assignment start.
Draft course package uploaded on Moodle and presented to Palme Center staff by mid-December 2025.
Internal feedback summary from staff introduction and internal test, documented in December 2025.
Pilot/test run with selected partners during the first half of January 2026, followed by a short progress report (max 3–5 pages).
Final course package uploaded on Moodle, incorporating refinements, no later than 30 January 2026.
Oral presentation of the course and findings to Palme Center staff (online or in Stockholm).
The Palme Center will be the sole owner of all results and course materials produced through this assignment.
Requirements on the consultant
The consultant/consulting team should have:
Proven experience in e-learning design and development, preferably using Moodle.
Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, participatory training methods, and popular education.
Familiarity with international development cooperation and/or civil society capacity building.
Ability to integrate global south pedagogical perspectives.
Strong communication skills in English (spoken and written).
Meriting qualifications:
Knowledge of Swedish labour movement values and traditions.
Experience working with civil society organisations in the Global South.
References from previous, relevant assignments must be provided.
Compensation
The available budget for the assignment is up to 200 000 SEK (including VAT).
Payments will be made as follows:
50% upon signing the agreement and receiving the inception report.
50% upon delivery and approval of the final course and final report.
Contact
Submit your tender no later than 31 October 2025 to Frida Perjus, Grant Coordinator.
All communication related to this ToR should be directed to the contact person above.
Project Controller – Europe/Western Balkans
The Olof Palme International Center (Palme Center) is a Swedish non-profit organisation that supports partner organisations that work for human rights and peace. The Palme Center is part of the Swedish labour movement with headquarters in Stockholm. Through our development projects, we seek to empower people to change their societies and thereby their own lives. This is achieved through support to social movements, trade union organisations and political parties, as well as to other popular movements.
Short description of the setup of Western Balkans:
Currently we have programmes in Albania, Bosnia&Hercegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia
Local offices in Tirana-Albania, Pristina-Kosovo and Belgrade- Serbia
The OPC Balkan programme is based on the Olof Palme International Center’s regional strategy and is focused on the following main areas of work:
socio-economic and labour rights
citizen participation in decision-making processes
transparency and anti-corruption
progressive policy development
Responsibilities
The Project Controller will be part of the Palme Center’s Finance- and Europe Team with colleagues in different parts of Europe and with head office in Stockholm/Sweden and reports to Head of Finance.
The Project Controller will be responsible for the financial duties of the projects. This consists of making sure that the administrative procedures regarding agreements, budgets, register in the internal systems, reconciliations etc are made on time and reported to the Regional Controller. The Project Controller will also be responsible for the financial management of the local offices.
Detailed responsibilities:
Responsible for the financial management of the local offices within the region.
Responsible for the collaboration and coordination of our accounting firms within the region to ensure compliance with local accounting and tax regulations.
Responsible for that the financial procedures and other administrative routines at the offices are maintained and developed in collaboration with the regional team and finance team.
Submit monthly information on the outcome of administrative costs concerning budget (and other requested financial information) to the head office.
Prepare the offices annual accounts under instructions from the head office.
Oversee the organisation’s financial operations and ensure timely and accurate financial reports and practices including cash management, payroll, financial disbursements, ledgers, audit, etc.
Ensure that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to the head office; this includes:
Overall:
Ready to participate in relevant meetings at the head office as well as in regional activities when necessary.
Ready to assist in all the work of the finance department when needed.
Will be responsible for the financial duties of the projects. This consists of making sure that the administrative procedures regarding agreements, budgets, register in the internal systems, reconciliations etc are made on time and reported to the Regional Controller.
Responsible for establishing relevant agreements with partner/member organisations.
Will be responsible for regular and ongoing collaboration with the Programme Managers regarding the projects´ financial development. This includes the control of projects´ finances, administration, and audit.
Financial support and follow-up with partner organisations. The support consists of work with budgeting, reporting, meeting deadlines, master formats and templates, compliance financially and with the agreements.
In a structured and documented way conduct financial monitoring on partner organisations (and if applicable member organisations) and following up on findings. This includes reporting to the Teams and involved colleagues, including the Regional Controller, on relevant issues for efficient and qualitative collaboration to ensure good structure and internal control in the projects.
Requirements
Academic degree minimum of bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
Minimum of 5 years in a similar position.
Experience in working within non-profit organizations is preferred.
Computer proficiency in MS Office and accounting packages.
Strong organisational and communicational skills.
Knowledge of statutory requirements.
Excellent knowledge of English both written and spoken.
You share the values of the organisation.
Sound bookkeeping and financial administration skills.
Attention to details.
Be systematic and meticulous.
Ability to plan the work properly and manage to meet deadlines.
Able to work independently with limited supervision.
Good decision making and problem-solving skills.
Capacity to work developmentally and respectfully with partner organisations.
Ability to work as part of several different teams.
Reliable and trustworthy.
Submission of applications:
Interested candidates should submit their CV, a brief cover letter (no longer than one page) in English to the Olof Palme International Center by email to job@palmecenter.se
Questions regarding the position are answered by Roger Stålnacke, Head of Finance, roger.stalnacke@palmecenter.se
The deadline for applying is October 24, 2025. We handle the applications and interviews continuously.
Welcome with your application!
Terms of Reference – Mid-Term Evaluation for Civil Society Programme in Albania 2023-2027
The Olof Palme International Center Civil Society Programme in Albania 2023-2027
Background
The Olof Palme International Center (Palme Center) is the Swedish labour movement’s umbrella organisation for international solidarity and advocacy, working globally to promote democracy, human rights, peace, and social justice. We support progressive civil society organisations (CSOs), movements, and political parties to transform societies and improve people’s everyday lives.
The Palme Center has been active in the Western Balkans since 1995 and currently implements programmes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Serbia, with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
This evaluation focuses on the Civil Society Programme in Albania 2023-2027, titled ”Civil Society Programme for Participation, Accountability, and Social Change.” The programme is a continuation of previous periods and is aligned with the Swedish Government’s Result Strategy for the Western Balkans. The most recent evaluation of the work of the Palme Center in Albania is conducted in 2022. The programme 2023-2027 builds upon the recommendations provided in this evaluation.
The programme supports local CSOs and trade unions that foster active citizen participation in political, social, and economic life based on principles of human rights and social justice. Partners implement projects using methods such as popular education, trade union engagement, advocacy, and community organising as well as facilitating dialogue between diverse stakeholders and strengthening the social dialogue.
The programme ends in December 2027 and this mid-term evaluation will assess the programme’s effectiveness and impact for the period 2023 to mid-2025 and provide recommendations for its continuation.
The evaluation shall focus on results regarding the programme’s two main thematic areas:
socio-economic/ labour rights
citizen participation in decision-making processes at local level
Purpose of the Mid-Term Evaluation
The primary purpose of this mid-term evaluation is to:
Assess the effectiveness and impact of the Programme during 2023-mid 2025.
Identify strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned thus far.
Provide actionable recommendations for the remainder of the programme and potential upcoming programming cycles.
The outcomes of the evaluation will be used as:
Documentation for reporting to Sida and other stakeholders.
Input for strategic planning and enhancing programme efficiency in Albania and Western Balkans when relevant.
Specific Objectives of the Evaluation
The evaluation will cover the Civil Society Programme in Albania from January 2023 to September 2025, focusing on:
The progress made against the programme’s goals and objectives in the two thematic areas;
Assessing the relevance, efficiency, and sustainability of the programme activities.
The impact of partnerships established within the programme, among local CSOs and trade unions, including the added value of collaboration with Swedish member organisations of the OPC.
Analysis of the factors that have contributed to or hindered the programme’s success?
Identification of outcomes, best practices, and recommendations for future adaptations.
The evaluation will be conducted in Albania, involving field visits, interviews, and data collection from programme partners, beneficiaries and stakeholders.
Methodology
The evaluation shall adhere to the OECD DAC Development Evaluation principles. The consultant(s) will:
Conduct a desk study of programme documents.
Perform field visits to interview Palme Center staff, partner organisations, rights holders, and other relevant stakeholders (e.g., Sida desk officers).
Assess the programme’s contribution to change using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Key evaluation questions include:
Relevance: To what extent does the programme address the needs and priorities of target groups in Albania?
Effectiveness: To what extent has the programme achieved its objectives and results by mid-2025? What changes or improvements are recommended for the remaining implementation period?
Impact: What evidence exists of a longer-term change process initiated by the programme?
Sustainability: Are the programme’s benefits likely to persist after 2025?
Efficiency: Has the programme utilized resources effectively to achieve its goals?
The Palme Center will provide relevant contact persons and documentation to support the evaluation process.
Timeline
The tentative timeline for the evaluation process is as follows:
October: Tender collection, deadline: October 5, 2025.
October 17: Contract signing and approval of the final work plan.
October, November, December : Evaluation commencement, including desk study and field visits in Albania.
January 11: Submission of the draft report.
January 25 : Submission of the final report and presentation workshop with Palme Center staff and Sida.
The exact dates will be finalized in consultation with the selected consultant(s).
Deliverables and Reporting
The consultant(s) shall deliver:
Inception Report: A work plan and detailed methodology, to be presented and discussed at a start-up meeting with the Palme Center (due late October 5, 2025).
Draft Report: Submitted by January 11, allowing one weeks for Palme Center feedback on factual errors or standards.
Final Report: Not exceeding 30 pages (excluding appendices), due by January, 25 including:
Index
Executive Summary
Background
Purpose and Scope
Methodology and Limitations
Observations and Analysis
Conclusions
Recommendations (prioritized by perceived importance)
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